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Co musi zgłosić mała firma zatrudniająca pracowników w Niemczech w 2026 roku
Ten profil zakłada małą firmę (poniżej 50 pracowników, obrót do 10 mln euro), która już zatrudnia pracowników, dlatego oprócz zwykłego kalendarza podatkowego i sprawozdawczego obejmuje obowiązki związane z płacami i miejscem pracy. Uwzględnia również ogólnounijne przepisy, takie jak NIS2 czy AI Act, które zaczynają obowiązywać po osiągnięciu tej wielkości firmy lub w przypadku działalności w objętym regulacją sektorze. Jeśli liczba pracowników lub obrót Państwa firmy są inne, albo nie zatrudniają Państwo nikogo, lepiej dopasowany będzie inny profil.
Ta strona zakłada konkretny profil wyjściowy: mała firma zatrudniająca pracowników, w Niemczech. To punkt wyjścia, a nie indywidualna porada - rzeczywiste obowiązki Państwa firmy zależą od dokładnego sektora, obrotu i sposobu działania.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Dyrektywa (UE) 2024/2831 musi zostać transponowana do 2 grudnia 2026 r. Cyfrowe platformy pracy podlegają wzruszalnemu domniemaniu, że ich pracownicy są zatrudnieni na etacie, gdy platforma kontroluje wykonywaną pracę, muszą być przejrzyste w zakresie zautomatyzowanych systemów monitorowania i podejmowania decyzji, zapewniać udział człowieka w decyzjach takich jak zawieszenie konta oraz nie mogą przetwarzać niektórych danych osobowych (emocje, prywatne czaty).
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Corporations (GmbH, UG (haftungsbeschränkt), and GmbH & Co. KG) must file their annual financial statements for disclosure via the Unternehmensregister/Bundesanzeiger within 12 months of their balance-sheet date (§325 Abs. 1a HGB); for a calendar-year company that means by 31 December of the following year. Small and micro companies (Kleinstkapitalgesellschaften, §267/§267a HGB) may use reduced formats or, for micro companies, simple deposit (Hinterlegung) instead of full publication, but the 12-month deadline itself still applies.
The statutory minimum wage rises again on 1 January 2027, to €14.60 gross per hour, the second step confirmed by the same Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung (MiLoV5), published in the Bundesgesetzblatt on 2025-11-07. Unlike some earlier cycles, both the 2026 and 2027 steps are already fixed by regulation, not merely proposed.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Annual income tax (Einkommensteuer), corporation tax (Körperschaftsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) returns must be filed by 31 July of the following year (§149 Abs. 2 AO) when self-prepared. If a Steuerberater (tax advisor) or Lohnsteuerhilfeverein prepares the return, the deadline extends to the last day of February of the second following year (§149 Abs. 3 AO), unless the tax office sets an earlier date under §149 Abs. 4.
Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting period. The period is monthly by default, quarterly if the prior year's withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.